The fine is for an August 15th incident at Georgia-Pacific’s Savannah River mill where a worker was fatally injured, the story stated.

Ramon Cuya was killed after falling from a catwalk in the area the machine operated in, the second fatal injury at the plant in less than a year, the story noted.

Mike Wald, spokesman for the OSHA office in Atlanta, said: "A serious citation is issued when death or serious physical harm is likely to result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known."

Georgia-Pacific has 15 days to appeal the alleged violation for failure to have proper safeguards on floor and wall openings and holes, the story added.